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Exploit:SWF/Blacole.J
Aliases: SWF/Blacole (AhnLab) Script.SWF.C01 (BitDefender) Exploit.SWF.192 (Dr.Web) SWF/Exploit.Agent.CM trojan (ESET) Exploit.SWF.Blacole (Ikarus) Exploit.SWF.Downloader.pi (Kaspersky) Troj/SWFExp-AI (Sophos) SWF_BLACOLE.C (Trend Micro)
Summary
Exploit:SWF/Blacole.J is a malicious Adobe Shockwave Flash (.SWF) file, distributed as part of the "Blackhole" exploit kit, that exploits a vulnerability described in CVE-2011-2110. Successful exploitation by the malware could result in downloading and executing arbitrary files.
To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a full-system scan with an appropriate, up-to-date, security solution. The following Microsoft products detect and remove this threat:
For more information on antivirus software, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/antivirus-partners/.
Use up-to-date Adobe Flash Player software
This malware exploits known vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player. After removing this threat, make sure that you install the updates available from the vendor. You can read more about these vulnerabilities in SWF files, as well as where to download the software update from the following links:
